When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor . . . and Yourself
Brian Fikkertamazon.com
When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor . . . and Yourself
we undermine local assets and increase poverties of being, community, and stewardship.
consisting of a mix of the recipients and the church members.
It's amazing the things you hear when you talk to even homeless people ...regarding what assests they have (studies, past expereince).
individualistic-collectivist
Entry-level positions do not pay well,
Emerging economies are expanding their manufacturing sectors, thereby creating much-needed jobs for the poorest people on the planet.
We saw that humans were created to live in right relationship with God, self, others, and the rest of creation, and that the fall has broken these relationships for each of us. But there is good news, for the drama is not over. We still need to consider the remaining act in the story: "redemption."
p. 77The problem of sin! The challenge is that people think:1. They just got to try harder! So, if you don't make it ...you're definitely a failure